Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-04
State AFFAIRS.
A Review Of The Senatorial Contest
After the Smoke of Battle Has
Cleared Away The ADanias.
A Commercial Traveller Secures q
Drummrr's Certificate, Dates 1t Up
and Attempts 10 Sell Il.
Lanham's $4,000 Worth of Seeds Appor.
toned 10 the DrOuth Counties Before
the Bill Passes tho Senate,
AFTER THE BATTLE.

AFTER THE BATTLE.
The smoke of he conflict has cleared away.
| And the Wet rs and vanquished shook hands
to-day.
After the deadlock wss broken and
the Hon. John H. Reagan elected, the re-
mainder of the day was taken up YES
terday by Senators and members
discussing what might have been, and
| just why the final resulted in the election
OF Judge Reagan instead of Mr. Maxey.
| Mr.. Ireland or Mr.. Terrell. The man
with the stereotyped Il told you so" of
course was on hand, and got in his work
beautifully. A great deal of good natured
bantering was INDUCED in. Senator
Pope, who was an Ireland leader, humor-
ously accused Senator Claiborne of being
the political Ananlas, because ne arose on
the last ballot and said that
Mr.. Reagan only lacked one vote
Of being elected when he knew
Mr.. Reagan was short four or five votes
Senator Claiborne acknOwled the mild
Impeachment, but excused himself by
SAVING that "ne was tired and wanted to
break the deadlock" Old timers are
wont to compare votes and draw a con-
trast between Judge Resgan's election
yesterday and those of Coke and Maxey
the first time. Some of the knowing
ones think that Hon. A. W. TerrelPs
friends injured his future chances
by entering him the second
time in the race, but his
friends think that it showed his gaining
strength under difficulties, and would
form nucleus around which would
gather sufficient support to insure his
victory in any future contest.
The msjority of legislators this morn
ing look as if they were greatly relieved
of burden and, metaphorically speaking,
intended to pull off their coats, roll up
their sleeves and l.bor earnestly from
this time forward.
CAPITAL Cuttings
The insurance men are determined to
defeat MoOre's insurance bill, if there is
any virtue in activity and perseverance,
for they are workers from a way back :"
Mr.. Alexander and Mr.. Jones of Pamela
get on the rampage" whenever the re-
tOrmatOry bill is brOUghtup in the House
Senator Claiborne is supposed to be
the great anti-raiload exponent in the
Senate He is hard at work maturing
plans for future legislation.
Internal Revenue Collector Cooper de-
MES that he came to Austin to take q
hand in the senatorial race. 1t is ru-
mored that Mr. Cooper will resign the
collectorship because the salary is not
sufficient to keep him.
Speculation is now INDUCED in as to
who will be Reagan's successor in the
Lower House.
The standing committees of both houses
have been working on bills all evening,
but no important decisions have been
made. Some minor bills will be reported
tomorrow.
TO DEFRAUD THE STATE.
special to the gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. "A remarkable
case of swindling was developed this
morning upon the examination of COM
mercial travellers license returned to the
Comptroller's office to secure the transfer
OF the certificate from one c. A. Lilly to
d s. Sullivan. The history of the case
begins in 1855. On the 27th day of July,
1885, as shown by the stub of the Comp
truller's receipt book, c. A. Lilly applied
ny letter, dated at Texarkana, to the
Comptroller for a drummer's license,
sending the necessary $50, covering the
time rom the 9th day of July, 1885, to
the 2SJh day of July, 1886. On the 22d
day of January, 1887, he returned this
license and asked that it be
transferred to d. S. Sullivan, mailing
his letter at New Orleans, La The num-
Der of this certificate was 3G42 Referring
TO his book where he rebound the stub of
all receipts for licenses issued, Comp
troller Mccall discovered that certificate
M. 3G42 was issued to G. A. Lilly July
81, 1885, and ran until July 2S, 1856,
no ~ iut.
July q, 1856, to run until July %, 1887.
Further examination revealed the fact
that the in 1885 had been erased and
the figure inserted, and the in 1886
erasei and the figure inserted, advanc-
ing the late one year. AS convincing
proof of Lilly's intention to defraud |
the state he procured another |
license from the Comptroller's office |
January %, 1887, to begin on the 18Th |
day of said month, covering one year |
from date and including the time from |
January to July, six months that are in |
Guided in the raised certificate transferred |
to D. S. Sullivan. The matter is already |
in the hands If the proper authorities, |
and some interesting developments are |
expected.
REGARDING THE DROUTH SUFFERERS.
Governor Ross appointed on the Grouth |
relief comm ttee to-day William Ferguson
If San Antonio, Walter p. Lane of Mar. |
shall aud II. 2. league of Kaufman.
A. the suggestion of Governor Ross 3
committee composed of Senators jarvis |
Of Tarrant. Calhoun of Eastland and |
Frank of Erath, and Messrs. Browning of J
Mobeetie, Latimer OF Palo Pinto, |
Steel of Coleman and Humphrey |
u Wise met this evening to |
aoportion out to the counties in the |
1routh district the $40, 900 worth of seed |
appropriated by Mr. Lanham's bill in |
Congress that is expected TO pass the
Senate of that body immediately. Gov
-rnor Ross desires that no delay shall |
Jccur when the bill passes. He asked the |
assistance Of these gentlemen in order to |
make lair distribution. The amount |
vas apportiUned out among thirty three |
counties according to the agricultural |
population and the amount of desti-ution. |